Thread: Using two weightlifting schemes during same workout

I usually alternate between two weightlifting schemes. The first one the rep ranges are 8-10 with rest intervals of 1 min. The second one the rep ranges are 3-5 (heavy weights) with rest intervals of 4 min. I use one scheme one week and then switch to the other the next. My question is could I use both schemes on different excersises during the same workout? For instance if its a pull day every excercise I do I would keep the reps at 8-10 with 1min intervals. When it came back around to that same pull day every excercise I would do 3-5 etc.. Could I, on a pull day, take half the excercises and do one scheme and use the other scheme for the other half? On the next pull day I would just alternate the schemes on the corresponding excercises. Is this beneficial at all? Does it even matter? I just thought of this because on the days where I take 4min rest intervals, my workout runs pretty long.

you can vary your lifting technique and scheme within the same workout , but 4 minutes is a long interval for resting especially when you do low reps,
for size gains you either do sets of 8-12 reps with 1 minute intervals between sets or
you can do from time to time low reps sets (3-5 reps) but with very short resting period
30-45 secs.
normally for muscle size gains when you do high reps resting between sets should be longer than when you do low reps.
For purely strength gains you can lift sets of 3-5 reps with about 2 minutes rest.
In any case 4 minutes is a long time and a waste of time unless you are really out of breath then your problem is to improve your recuperation.